Winter Holiday Schedule

Wednesday, December 24
6.00 – Matins
7.15 – Royal Hours on the Eve of Nativity
8.15 – Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great on the Eve of Nativity
19.00 – Great Compline, Lity, and Matins for the feast of Nativity

(†) Thursday, December 25
9.00 – Akathist of Nativity
10.15 – Divine Liturgy for the feast of Nativity
19.00 – Great Vespers

(†) Friday, December 26
9.00 – Matins
10.15 – Divine Liturgy for the Synaxis of the Mother of God
19.00 – Great Vespers

(†) Saturday, December 27
8.00 – Matins
9.15 – Divine Liturgy for the commemoration of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr
11.00 – Holy Unction
20.00 – Great Vespers

Sunday, December 28
9.00 – Matins
10.15 – Divine Liturgy for the Sunday after Nativity
18.00 – Vespers and Paraklesis to the Mother of God

Wednesday, December 31
21.00 – Vigil for the Circumcision of our Lord and for the commemoration of Saint Basil the Great
24.00 – Akathist of Our Lord Jesus Christ and prayers at the beginning of the New Year

(†) Thursday, January 1 – the third feast day of our Monastery
9.00 – Akathist of Saint Basil the Great
10.00 – Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
12.00 – Te Deum for the New Year
18.00 – Akathist Hymn before the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God – ROCOR cathedral in New York City (75 East 93rd Street)

Saturday, January 3
8.00 – Matins
9.15 – Divine Liturgy
11.00 – Holy Unction
20.00 – Great Vespers

Sunday, January 4
9.00 – Matins
10.15 – Divine Liturgy for the Sunday before Theophany
18.00 – Vespers and Paraklesis to the Mother of God

Monday, January 5
6.00 – Matins
7.15 – Royal Hours on the Eve of Theophany
8.15 – Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great on the Eve of Theophany
19.00 – Great Compline, Lity, and Matins for the feast of Theophany

(†) Tuesday, January 6
9.00 – Akathist of Theophany
10.15 – Divine Liturgy for the feast of Theophany
12.00 – Service of the Great Blessing of the Waters
20.00 – Great Vespers

Wednesday, January 7
9.00 – Matins
10.15 – Divine Liturgy for the commemoration of Saint John the Baptist

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In general, the church services in our monastery are as follows:

Monday through Friday:
6.00 – Matins
7.15 – Divine Liturgy
18.00 – Vespers and Akathist
20.00 – Small Compline

Saturdays:
8.00 – Matins
9.15 – Divine Liturgy
11.00 – Holy Unction
20.00 – Great Vespers

Sundays and feasts marked with a red cross:
9.00 – Matins
10.15 – Divine Liturgy
18.00 – Vespers and Paraklesis to the Mother of God